Over the past six months, Issa's launched an interactive subcommittee livestream, produced a new form of online polling, and sponsored a bill to make government spending trackable. READ»
Your company's approach to social media is generally also indicative of your overall approach to trust and transparency and relative comfort with sharing information. Your willingness to share information, and allow others to do the same, says a lot about you. Do you want to be perceived as secretive and controlling, or as trusting and open?READ»
Ask any seasoned backpacker and he’ll tell you: Modesty is the first thing to go when you’re out in the wilderness, shacking up with friends in flimsy tents and squeezing into pint-sized huts. But Shukaijo House, hidden deep in ...READ»
A Foursquare game for bribes, a Facebook page for traffic violators, and an app where police officers help reveal speed traps are powered by transparency--and shame. READ»
The website features something like a full-body scan of 55 major cities, drawing its data from many varied sources. Want to know about traffic patterns in New York? Living costs in Tokyo? Consumer spending trends in Chicago? It's all there.READ»
Branding is changing. Slick marketing is out. Transparency is in. But many brand marketers are paralyzed, not sure exactly how to square the discrepancy between traditional marketing and radical transparency. I had an experience last week that gave me insight into an approach. READ»
The palpable demand for unprecedented disclosure is destined to transform government, business, and our own lives as social networks, marketers, and hackers pierce ever deeper into our professional and personal lives.READ»
You may worry about Google's use of your private data, but Google would remind you it's how the government (here or abroad) uses that data that's important. Hence the search giant is launching new tools today to improve transparency on these matters.READ»
Watchdog group The Sunlight Foundation analyzed 10 million lines of data--and discovered trillions of dollars missing from our federal spending database.READ»
Wired got a look at the totally redesigned Data.gov, one of President Obama's keynote first-term promises that frankly hasn't seen enough use or praise. The new version could change that.READ»
Perhaps stung by yesterday's open letter from 10 countries criticizing its privacy policy, Google has announced it is to release information on government requests to hand over data and censor information. David Drummond, the firm's ...READ»
Seventh Generation is committed to becoming the world's most trusted brand of authentic, safe, and environmentally-responsible products for a healthy home.READ»
Reports indicate that employees will be leaving current employers as the economy improves. Honest conversations now can help mitigate employee losses.READ»
Police collab w/ researchers to reduce crime in Cinci. Culture critical: Police must be open to it, researchers need personal skills http://ping.fm/UxfO4READ»
